13-year-old takes 5 teens on joyride in Hamden, crashes car

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HAMDEN — Three teens are facing charges after one of them took a car for a joyride and it crashed on Tuesday morning.

Around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, police were called to a crash at the Hamden Plaza on Dixwell Avenue. They found the 2013 Toyota Corolla had smashed into a concrete wall. There were 5 other teens in the car at the time.

A 13-year-old from New Haven was driving the car, according to police. He was charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission.

Two other teens were charged with interfering with an officer, police said.